Anatomy Lecture Exam 1

Question 1

Organelle responsible for production of ribosomes

Answer 1

Nucleolus

Question 2

Describe the purpose of the mitochondria in the human cell

Answer 2

Where ATP (cellular energy) is produced

Question 3

Organelle responsible for packaging & shipping out proteins & triglycerides

Answer 3

Golgi apparatus

Question 4

Describe the purpose of peroxisomes in the human cell

Answer 4

Neutralizes free radicals

Question 5

Movement of small, non-polar substances from high concentration to low concentration across the cell membrane utilize which type of transport

Answer 5

Simple diffusion

Question 6

Movement of water across a semipermeable membrane to an area of greater solute concentration is

Answer 6

Osmosis

Question 7

Which of the following best describes heterochromatin

Answer 7

DNA that is tightly packed around histone proteins & unable to be translated

Question 8

Prior to forming a protein, the first step of reading DNA is ____ and takes place in the ____

Answer 8

Transcription, nucleus

Question 9

____ contains anti-codons that match the codon on mRNA, simultaneously delivering a corresponding amino acid

Answer 9

tRNA

Question 10

What stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place

Answer 10

S phase of Interphase

Question 11

Which of the following fibrous joints is only found in teeth & exhibits synarthroses

Answer 11

Gomphosis

Question 12

Which of the following cartilaginous joints are the bones held together by fibrocartilage

Answer 12

Symphysis

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a non-axial synovial joint

Answer 13

Intercarpal

Question 14

The thoracic vertebrae is unique for its more inferiorly pointed ____, which prevents ____

Answer 14

Spinous process, lateral movement

Question 15

The ear & epiglottis are examples of which type of cartilaginous tissue

Answer 15

Hyaline cartilage

Question 16

The meniscus is made up of which type of cartilaginous tissue

Answer 16

Fibrocartilage

Question 17

Which of the following is not an example of loose connective tissue proper

Answer 17

Epithelium

Question 18

Blood is considered connective tissue because of which of the following shared characteristics

Answer 18

Same embryonic origin – the mesenchyme

Question 19

What two main factors make up the extracellular matrix of connective tissue

Answer 19

Ground substance & protein fibers

Question 20

If cartilage is torn it is unable to repair itself for which of the following reasons

Answer 20

Cartilage is avascular

Question 21

____ is due to a curvature of the lumbar vertebrae

Answer 21

Scoliosis

Question 22

Which type of epithelium typically has cilia inserted into the apical side of the tissue & is only found in the trachea

Answer 22

Pseudostratified

Question 23

The RNA nucleotide guanine pairs with which DNA nucleotide on the opposite strand

Answer 23

Cytosine

Question 24

What is the general function of RNA polymerase

Answer 24

Transcribes mRNA

Question 25

Has a role in neutralizing free radicals in the cell

Answer 25

Peroxisomes

Question 26

Which of the following would you expect to find in or on cells whose main function is absorption

Answer 26

Microvilli

Question 27

The urinary bladder exhibits which type of epithelial tissue

Answer 27

Pseudostratified columnar epithelial tissue

Question 28

The inner exposed lining of capillaries is lined with which type of epithelial tissue

Answer 28

Simple squamous

Question 29

What type of tissue is evident in the dermis skin

Answer 29

Both dense irregular connective & loose areolar connective

Question 30

The intervertebral discs are composed of what kind of cartilage

Answer 30

Fibrocartilage

Question 31

Hyaline cartilage i found in all of the following except for

Answer 31

Epiglottis

Question 32

What primary protein fiber is found in dense irregular connective tissue

Answer 32

Collagen